Robert Patrick Geary (October 6, 1933 – February 17, 2001) was a player and general manager of the
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...
of the
Canadian Football League
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(CFL).
After playing for the
Verdun Shamcats
The Verdun Shamcats were a team in the Quebec Rugby Football Union from 1950 until 1966. The team was formed in July 1950 by the amalgamation of five local Verdun junior teams originally created in 1945, into a single, more competitive team in the ...
in the
Quebec Senior Football League Quebec Senior Football League operated in the 1950s and 1960s and ceased operations after the 1966 season. It was a league for players that were both junior and a bit older than juniors, and included the Verdun Shamcats and the Chateauguay Ramblers ...
, Geary began his professional career with the CFL
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-old ...
in 1955.
Geary moved to the Alouettes for the 1958 season and blocked for
Canadian Football Hall of Fame
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running back
George Dixon. He finished his career with the
Quebec Rifles
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of the
United Football League.
He remained with the Alouettes organization after his playing days ended in 1964, serving as an assistant coach and later assistant to General Managers
J.I. Albrecht
J. I. Albrecht (February 15, 1931 – March 11, 2008) was an American-Canadian executive who worked in college and professional sports for 53 years, notably as a general manager and several key director spots in the CFL. He also worked in NFL, NC ...
and
Marv Levy
Marvin Daniel Levy (; born August 3, 1925) is an American former football coach and executive who was a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for seventeen seasons. He spent most of his head coaching career with the Buffalo Bills, lea ...
. In 1975 he became General Manager, staying in that position until 1981, when in 1982 he became the Director of Football Operations for the newly christened Concordes (he was replaced in the GM position of the new club by Joe Galat). Geary helped put together the 1974 and 1977
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...
winning teams.
Geary died on February 17, 2001. He was 67.
CFLAPEDIA entry: Bob Geary
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References
1933 births
2001 deaths
Calgary Stampeders players
Canadian football offensive linemen
Montreal Alouettes general managers
Montreal Alouettes players
United Football League (1961–1964) players
Canadian football people from Montreal
Players of Canadian football from Quebec
Anglophone Quebec people
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